Measuring Impact for FE Libraries

The topic of Measuring Impact was recently raised on one of the email lists. It's always been a tricky subject but one which is becoming more and more important when we are often having to justify our existence and resources. Below are some of the ideas already being used and which I wanted to make note of for future use:

• Correlating book issues and InfoSkills sessions against grades (although this as been questioned as there are so many factors that contribute to academic success)

• David Patterns work at Huddersfield University (http://www.slideshare.net/gregynog/bw-dave-pattern-lidp)

• Tresham College report on linking Heritage data to College databases in order to measure how individual learners benefit from using the college library. (http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=281975)